docs/55122: Handbook should mention that gdbe can't be used with vinum volumes

[Greg 'groggy' Lehey]

On Wednesday, 13 August 2003 at 10:02:34 -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:41:27 +0200
> "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon at freebsd.org> wrote:
>
>> On 2003.08.13 15:18:23 +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, 12 August 2003 at 13:08:15 -0700, Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
>>>> Synopsis: Handbook should mention that gdbe can't be used with vinum volumes
>>>>
>>>> Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-doc->simon
>>>> Responsible-Changed-By: simon
>>>> Responsible-Changed-When: Tue Aug 12 13:07:47 PDT 2003
>>>> Responsible-Changed-Why:
>>>> I will handle this one.
>>>
>>> Please close the PR.  We don't document -CURRENT; we document -STABLE.
>>> Until things have finished developing, there's no way to know what can
>>> be used with what.
>>
>> Actually we document both the latest 5.X and 4.X releases in the
>> handbook, otherwise there would be no mention of 5.X only features like
>> gbde.
>
> Greg has a valid point; however, because it could 'just not be complete'.
>
> A simple note "As of this writing, gdbe cannot work with Vinum volumes."
> I can see how making the note would definatly be documenting for 5.X,
> but it should not be some huge paragraph.

My concern is that this would require another modification, another
PR.  If we did this for every transient incompatibility in -CURRENT,
we wouldn't have time for anything else.  It shouldn't be put in the
documentation.

Greg
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